The Civil War Archive
Subtitle: The History of the American Civil War in Documents
Contributors: H.S. Commager (Editor)
Edition: Rev Exp edition
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Published: May 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 864
ISBN-13: 9781579121105
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; World history; Personal narratives; History; History - Military / War; History: World; USA; Sources; United States - Civil War; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Civil War, 1861-1865; 1861, 1865, Civil War; United States
First sentence: We have fought six major wars in the last century or so, and four since Appomattox, but of them all it is the Civil War that has left the strongest impression on our minds, our imagination, and our hearts.